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This year, thanks to your support, MAP remained a trusted resource in the fight for progress. As 2025 comes to a close, we're reflecting on a year of impact, deep collaborations and partnerships, and success.
🎁 Click here to make a 2025 gift that supports MAP's work moving forward: bit.ly/3UTAHCW
🎁 Click here to make a 2025 gift that supports MAP's work moving forward: bit.ly/3UTAHCW
December 31, 2025 at 6:26 PM
This year, thanks to your support, MAP remained a trusted resource in the fight for progress. As 2025 comes to a close, we're reflecting on a year of impact, deep collaborations and partnerships, and success.
🎁 Click here to make a 2025 gift that supports MAP's work moving forward: bit.ly/3UTAHCW
🎁 Click here to make a 2025 gift that supports MAP's work moving forward: bit.ly/3UTAHCW
Questions about health insurance and gender-affirming care? Out2Enroll has you covered with its Transgender Health Insurance Guides.
Find your state at out2enroll.org/trans-guides and enroll at HealthCare.gov before December 15.
Find your state at out2enroll.org/trans-guides and enroll at HealthCare.gov before December 15.
December 12, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Questions about health insurance and gender-affirming care? Out2Enroll has you covered with its Transgender Health Insurance Guides.
Find your state at out2enroll.org/trans-guides and enroll at HealthCare.gov before December 15.
Find your state at out2enroll.org/trans-guides and enroll at HealthCare.gov before December 15.
This week marks the annual LGBTQ Enrollment Week of Action! Did you know — thanks to the ACA, trans people are protected from discrimination in health insurance and care.
🔗 🏳️⚧️ Access your state’s Transgender Health Insurance Guide via Out2Enroll's site here: www.out2enroll.org/trans-guides
🔗 🏳️⚧️ Access your state’s Transgender Health Insurance Guide via Out2Enroll's site here: www.out2enroll.org/trans-guides
December 10, 2025 at 7:05 PM
This week marks the annual LGBTQ Enrollment Week of Action! Did you know — thanks to the ACA, trans people are protected from discrimination in health insurance and care.
🔗 🏳️⚧️ Access your state’s Transgender Health Insurance Guide via Out2Enroll's site here: www.out2enroll.org/trans-guides
🔗 🏳️⚧️ Access your state’s Transgender Health Insurance Guide via Out2Enroll's site here: www.out2enroll.org/trans-guides
Stand with us this Giving Tuesday. Your generosity helps us meet this critical moment and build the future we all deserve.
🎁 Make your gift to support MAP's work: mapresearch.harnessgiving.org/donate/?sele...
🎁 Make your gift to support MAP's work: mapresearch.harnessgiving.org/donate/?sele...
December 2, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Stand with us this Giving Tuesday. Your generosity helps us meet this critical moment and build the future we all deserve.
🎁 Make your gift to support MAP's work: mapresearch.harnessgiving.org/donate/?sele...
🎁 Make your gift to support MAP's work: mapresearch.harnessgiving.org/donate/?sele...
In a year that has tested us, MAP is reflecting on the strength of our movements, its deep collaborations, and the broader vision of what this country can be when we all work together.
Will you stand with MAP on #GivingTuesday next week?
🎁 Make a gift: mapresearch.harnessgiving.org/donate/?sele...
Will you stand with MAP on #GivingTuesday next week?
🎁 Make a gift: mapresearch.harnessgiving.org/donate/?sele...
November 25, 2025 at 6:24 PM
In a year that has tested us, MAP is reflecting on the strength of our movements, its deep collaborations, and the broader vision of what this country can be when we all work together.
Will you stand with MAP on #GivingTuesday next week?
🎁 Make a gift: mapresearch.harnessgiving.org/donate/?sele...
Will you stand with MAP on #GivingTuesday next week?
🎁 Make a gift: mapresearch.harnessgiving.org/donate/?sele...
In case you missed it: in response to last week’s release of the controversial HHS report on pediatric gender-affirming care, MAP’s Senior Advisor for Health Policy, Kellan Baker — along with other experts in the gender-affirming care space — questioned both the validity and quality of the findings.
November 24, 2025 at 6:43 PM
In case you missed it: in response to last week’s release of the controversial HHS report on pediatric gender-affirming care, MAP’s Senior Advisor for Health Policy, Kellan Baker — along with other experts in the gender-affirming care space — questioned both the validity and quality of the findings.
Today, MAP honors Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDoR). Established nationally in 1999, TDoR remembers the lives of transgender and nonbinary people that have been lost to unconscionable violence. 🏳️⚧️
November 21, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Today, MAP honors Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDoR). Established nationally in 1999, TDoR remembers the lives of transgender and nonbinary people that have been lost to unconscionable violence. 🏳️⚧️
The success of recent initiatives has prompted strong backlash from some state legislatures opposed to those efforts, leading to several states passing new restrictions that make it harder for citizens to utilize this powerful tool.
November 13, 2025 at 4:56 PM
The success of recent initiatives has prompted strong backlash from some state legislatures opposed to those efforts, leading to several states passing new restrictions that make it harder for citizens to utilize this powerful tool.
MAP is congratulating our partners at Equality Illinois and @gladlaw.bsky.social for their successful efforts to expand protections in Illinois for LGBTQ families and all families formed through assisted reproduction and surrogacy!
November 12, 2025 at 3:34 PM
MAP is congratulating our partners at Equality Illinois and @gladlaw.bsky.social for their successful efforts to expand protections in Illinois for LGBTQ families and all families formed through assisted reproduction and surrogacy!
In case you missed it — Illinois is the 15th state to modernize parentage laws to ensure that all children, regardless of what their families look like or how they were conceived, can secure legal ties to their parents.
👨👨👦 Learn more about this update here: lgbtmap.medium.com/victory-for-...
👨👨👦 Learn more about this update here: lgbtmap.medium.com/victory-for-...
November 12, 2025 at 3:34 PM
In case you missed it — Illinois is the 15th state to modernize parentage laws to ensure that all children, regardless of what their families look like or how they were conceived, can secure legal ties to their parents.
👨👨👦 Learn more about this update here: lgbtmap.medium.com/victory-for-...
👨👨👦 Learn more about this update here: lgbtmap.medium.com/victory-for-...
It's Election Day — and if you're getting #VoteReady or heading to the polls soon, you still have time to learn about your state's in-person voting laws and policies.
➡️ Swipe here for more, and to view our full Democracy Maps, visit: www.mapresearch.org/democracy-maps
➡️ Swipe here for more, and to view our full Democracy Maps, visit: www.mapresearch.org/democracy-maps
November 4, 2025 at 5:46 PM
It's Election Day — and if you're getting #VoteReady or heading to the polls soon, you still have time to learn about your state's in-person voting laws and policies.
➡️ Swipe here for more, and to view our full Democracy Maps, visit: www.mapresearch.org/democracy-maps
➡️ Swipe here for more, and to view our full Democracy Maps, visit: www.mapresearch.org/democracy-maps
Open enrollment means open for all, including LGBTQ people and families.
In case you haven't heard: #openenrollment is back — and from now through December 15, you can get health insurance coverage for 2026. Visit HealthCare.gov now to explore your options and #GetCovered! #EnrollByDec15
In case you haven't heard: #openenrollment is back — and from now through December 15, you can get health insurance coverage for 2026. Visit HealthCare.gov now to explore your options and #GetCovered! #EnrollByDec15
November 3, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Open enrollment means open for all, including LGBTQ people and families.
In case you haven't heard: #openenrollment is back — and from now through December 15, you can get health insurance coverage for 2026. Visit HealthCare.gov now to explore your options and #GetCovered! #EnrollByDec15
In case you haven't heard: #openenrollment is back — and from now through December 15, you can get health insurance coverage for 2026. Visit HealthCare.gov now to explore your options and #GetCovered! #EnrollByDec15
Intersex health, dignity, and consent have never been optional.
Everyone, including those with variations in their sex traits, deserves affirming, knowledgeable healthcare and the right to make decisions for their own bodies.
#IntersexAwarenessWeek @interact.bsky.social
interactadvocates.org/faq/
Everyone, including those with variations in their sex traits, deserves affirming, knowledgeable healthcare and the right to make decisions for their own bodies.
#IntersexAwarenessWeek @interact.bsky.social
interactadvocates.org/faq/
October 29, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Intersex health, dignity, and consent have never been optional.
Everyone, including those with variations in their sex traits, deserves affirming, knowledgeable healthcare and the right to make decisions for their own bodies.
#IntersexAwarenessWeek @interact.bsky.social
interactadvocates.org/faq/
Everyone, including those with variations in their sex traits, deserves affirming, knowledgeable healthcare and the right to make decisions for their own bodies.
#IntersexAwarenessWeek @interact.bsky.social
interactadvocates.org/faq/
You might be #VoteReady, but what about your friends and family? Our communities are stronger when everyone participates. As #NationalVoterEducationWeek comes to a close, you can help your loved ones register, make a plan, and vote.
🗳️ Visit NationalVoterEducationWeek.org/share for more information.
🗳️ Visit NationalVoterEducationWeek.org/share for more information.
October 10, 2025 at 4:16 PM
You might be #VoteReady, but what about your friends and family? Our communities are stronger when everyone participates. As #NationalVoterEducationWeek comes to a close, you can help your loved ones register, make a plan, and vote.
🗳️ Visit NationalVoterEducationWeek.org/share for more information.
🗳️ Visit NationalVoterEducationWeek.org/share for more information.
What's your plan to vote?
🗳️ Voting early? You'll avoid lines, vote at your convenience, and ensure your voice is heard.
✉️ Voting by mail? It's safe, secure, and accessible, but the rules on how to vote by mail vary by where you plan on voting.
🔗 Get #VoteReady: NationalVoterEducationWeek.org/plan
🗳️ Voting early? You'll avoid lines, vote at your convenience, and ensure your voice is heard.
✉️ Voting by mail? It's safe, secure, and accessible, but the rules on how to vote by mail vary by where you plan on voting.
🔗 Get #VoteReady: NationalVoterEducationWeek.org/plan
October 8, 2025 at 6:41 PM
What's your plan to vote?
🗳️ Voting early? You'll avoid lines, vote at your convenience, and ensure your voice is heard.
✉️ Voting by mail? It's safe, secure, and accessible, but the rules on how to vote by mail vary by where you plan on voting.
🔗 Get #VoteReady: NationalVoterEducationWeek.org/plan
🗳️ Voting early? You'll avoid lines, vote at your convenience, and ensure your voice is heard.
✉️ Voting by mail? It's safe, secure, and accessible, but the rules on how to vote by mail vary by where you plan on voting.
🔗 Get #VoteReady: NationalVoterEducationWeek.org/plan
Because of these well-documented harms, historically, there has been widespread public support for protecting LGBTQ youth from conversion “therapy.”
Keep reading in MAP's "LGBTQ Policy Spotlight: Laws Protecting LGBTQ Youth From Conversion 'Therapy'" via www.mapresearch.org.
Keep reading in MAP's "LGBTQ Policy Spotlight: Laws Protecting LGBTQ Youth From Conversion 'Therapy'" via www.mapresearch.org.
October 7, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Because of these well-documented harms, historically, there has been widespread public support for protecting LGBTQ youth from conversion “therapy.”
Keep reading in MAP's "LGBTQ Policy Spotlight: Laws Protecting LGBTQ Youth From Conversion 'Therapy'" via www.mapresearch.org.
Keep reading in MAP's "LGBTQ Policy Spotlight: Laws Protecting LGBTQ Youth From Conversion 'Therapy'" via www.mapresearch.org.
Because of these well-documented harms, historically, there has been widespread public support for protecting LGBTQ youth from conversion “therapy.”
Keep reading in MAP's "LGBTQ Policy Spotlight: Laws Protecting LGBTQ Youth From Conversion 'Therapy'" via mapresearch.org.
Keep reading in MAP's "LGBTQ Policy Spotlight: Laws Protecting LGBTQ Youth From Conversion 'Therapy'" via mapresearch.org.
October 7, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Because of these well-documented harms, historically, there has been widespread public support for protecting LGBTQ youth from conversion “therapy.”
Keep reading in MAP's "LGBTQ Policy Spotlight: Laws Protecting LGBTQ Youth From Conversion 'Therapy'" via mapresearch.org.
Keep reading in MAP's "LGBTQ Policy Spotlight: Laws Protecting LGBTQ Youth From Conversion 'Therapy'" via mapresearch.org.
It's Day 2 of #NationalVoterEducationWeek! Before you vote, it’s easy to read up about the candidates running for office in your community.
Have you received your ballot for this fall? Do you know what’s on it? Learn all you need to know at NationalVoterEducationWeek.org/ballot!
Have you received your ballot for this fall? Do you know what’s on it? Learn all you need to know at NationalVoterEducationWeek.org/ballot!
October 7, 2025 at 8:05 PM
It's Day 2 of #NationalVoterEducationWeek! Before you vote, it’s easy to read up about the candidates running for office in your community.
Have you received your ballot for this fall? Do you know what’s on it? Learn all you need to know at NationalVoterEducationWeek.org/ballot!
Have you received your ballot for this fall? Do you know what’s on it? Learn all you need to know at NationalVoterEducationWeek.org/ballot!
It's National Voter Education Week!
Did you know? Some states have changed their registration laws and voter ID requirements since the last federal election. Some states even remove voters from the active registration list if they haven’t voted in a few years.
⬇️ 🧵 See your state's policies below.
Did you know? Some states have changed their registration laws and voter ID requirements since the last federal election. Some states even remove voters from the active registration list if they haven’t voted in a few years.
⬇️ 🧵 See your state's policies below.
October 6, 2025 at 4:39 PM
It's National Voter Education Week!
Did you know? Some states have changed their registration laws and voter ID requirements since the last federal election. Some states even remove voters from the active registration list if they haven’t voted in a few years.
⬇️ 🧵 See your state's policies below.
Did you know? Some states have changed their registration laws and voter ID requirements since the last federal election. Some states even remove voters from the active registration list if they haven’t voted in a few years.
⬇️ 🧵 See your state's policies below.
Everyone deserves access to quality health care when they need it.
A new blog from MAP and @transequality.bsky.social provides a summary of how medical and behavioral health providers can best support the overall health of LGBTQ youth, which includes their physical and mental well-being. ⬇️ 🧵
A new blog from MAP and @transequality.bsky.social provides a summary of how medical and behavioral health providers can best support the overall health of LGBTQ youth, which includes their physical and mental well-being. ⬇️ 🧵
October 2, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Everyone deserves access to quality health care when they need it.
A new blog from MAP and @transequality.bsky.social provides a summary of how medical and behavioral health providers can best support the overall health of LGBTQ youth, which includes their physical and mental well-being. ⬇️ 🧵
A new blog from MAP and @transequality.bsky.social provides a summary of how medical and behavioral health providers can best support the overall health of LGBTQ youth, which includes their physical and mental well-being. ⬇️ 🧵
In a new co-authored blog, MAP and @glsen.bsky.social offer important LGBTQ youth perspectives and a glimpse at the outsized, positive impact of a supportive, affirming educational setting.
⬇️ Hear more from LGBTQ young people below.
🔗 Read MAP's full-length partner report: bit.ly/lgbtq-youth-report
⬇️ Hear more from LGBTQ young people below.
🔗 Read MAP's full-length partner report: bit.ly/lgbtq-youth-report
September 18, 2025 at 1:49 PM
In a new co-authored blog, MAP and @glsen.bsky.social offer important LGBTQ youth perspectives and a glimpse at the outsized, positive impact of a supportive, affirming educational setting.
⬇️ Hear more from LGBTQ young people below.
🔗 Read MAP's full-length partner report: bit.ly/lgbtq-youth-report
⬇️ Hear more from LGBTQ young people below.
🔗 Read MAP's full-length partner report: bit.ly/lgbtq-youth-report
In partnership with @transequality.bsky.social, Advocates for Youth, @equalityfed.bsky.social, @glsen.bsky.social, @pflag.org, and @trevorproject.bsky.social, MAP's new report details how home, community, school, and health care impact LGBTQ young people.
⬇️ Hear more from youth in their own words.
⬇️ Hear more from youth in their own words.
September 17, 2025 at 6:11 PM
In partnership with @transequality.bsky.social, Advocates for Youth, @equalityfed.bsky.social, @glsen.bsky.social, @pflag.org, and @trevorproject.bsky.social, MAP's new report details how home, community, school, and health care impact LGBTQ young people.
⬇️ Hear more from youth in their own words.
⬇️ Hear more from youth in their own words.
A new report from MAP and partners — out today — offers snapshots of life for LGBTQ youth, which include testimonials and reflections from youth in their own words.
📒 🔗 Read the full report and its companion analysis here: bit.ly/lgbtq-youth-report
📒 🔗 Read the full report and its companion analysis here: bit.ly/lgbtq-youth-report
September 17, 2025 at 2:29 PM
A new report from MAP and partners — out today — offers snapshots of life for LGBTQ youth, which include testimonials and reflections from youth in their own words.
📒 🔗 Read the full report and its companion analysis here: bit.ly/lgbtq-youth-report
📒 🔗 Read the full report and its companion analysis here: bit.ly/lgbtq-youth-report
Earlier this week, articles published in ABC News and @axios.com included insight from our newest team member, Kellan Baker — MAP's Senior Advisor for Heath Policy.
⬇️ 🔗 🧵 See below for more from Kellan.
⬇️ 🔗 🧵 See below for more from Kellan.
August 28, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Earlier this week, articles published in ABC News and @axios.com included insight from our newest team member, Kellan Baker — MAP's Senior Advisor for Heath Policy.
⬇️ 🔗 🧵 See below for more from Kellan.
⬇️ 🔗 🧵 See below for more from Kellan.
To learn more about voter ID laws or get support from @voteriders.bsky.social, click below.
🔗 Democracy Map for in-person voter ID requirements: bit.ly/3TfydL7
📒 'Democracy 101' brief on voter ID: bit.ly/4l6BKtM
💻 Free assistance from VoteRiders: VoteRiders.org/Help
🔗 Democracy Map for in-person voter ID requirements: bit.ly/3TfydL7
📒 'Democracy 101' brief on voter ID: bit.ly/4l6BKtM
💻 Free assistance from VoteRiders: VoteRiders.org/Help
August 21, 2025 at 4:11 PM
To learn more about voter ID laws or get support from @voteriders.bsky.social, click below.
🔗 Democracy Map for in-person voter ID requirements: bit.ly/3TfydL7
📒 'Democracy 101' brief on voter ID: bit.ly/4l6BKtM
💻 Free assistance from VoteRiders: VoteRiders.org/Help
🔗 Democracy Map for in-person voter ID requirements: bit.ly/3TfydL7
📒 'Democracy 101' brief on voter ID: bit.ly/4l6BKtM
💻 Free assistance from VoteRiders: VoteRiders.org/Help